SEBI Exams

SEBI has published the notification for the post of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager).

Securities and Exchange Board of India is a regulatory body for the Indian securities market located at Bandra-Kurla-Complex in Mumbai. SEBI aims to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of and regulate the securities market.

SEBI releases notifications for various posts for SEBI Grade A (Assistant Manager). SEBI offers the young aspirants an interesting work domain with challenges to execute its triple functions of the quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, and quasi-executive body.

SEBI Exam Eligibility Criteria 2022

It is very important to check one’s eligibility criteria before applying for any Examination. Here, the candidates can check their eligibility criteria before applying for any post of the SEBI Grade A Assistant Manager.

Candidates having Indian nationality can apply. Only a Maharashtra domicile can apply for SEBI Grade A Assistant Manager for General Stream.

SEBI Grade A Eligibility: Educational Qualifications

There are six streams for SEBI Grade A Assistant Manager. The educational qualifications for each stream are different. The stream-wise educational qualification is provided here.

Stream	Educational Qualification
General	Master’s Degree in any discipline, Bachelors’ Degree in Law, Bachelors’ Degree in Engineering from a recognized university, CA / CFA /CS /Cost Accountant.
Legal	Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized Institute /University.
Information Technology	Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical /Electronics /Electronics And Communication /Information Technology/Computer Science) OR Masters in Computers Application OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a postgraduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in Computers/Information Technology.
Engineering	Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/ Electrical Engineering from a recognized Institute/University.
Research	Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance) / Commerce / Econometrics /Economics /Statistics from a recognized University/ Institute.
Official Language	Master’s Degree in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level or Master’s Degree in Commerce/ Economics / English /Sanskrit with Hindi as a subject at Bachelor’s Degree level from a recognized Institute/University.

SEBI Grade A Eligibility: Age Limit

The candidate must fulfill the age criteria as per the releasing date of the official notification. Age criteria are as follows:

The maximum age limit is 30 years, i.e. the candidate should not be born on or before 01st March 1991.

Age relaxation is provided for the reserved categories as per the government norms. See the table below:-

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
Other Backward Classes(OBC), Non-Creamy layer (OBC-NCL)	3 years
The person with disabilities(General)	10 years
The person with disabilities (SC/ST)	15 years
The person with disabilities (OBC)	13 years
Ex-Service-men/ Disabled Ex-Service-men	5 years
Domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir from 1st January 1981- 31st December 1982	5 years

SEBI Exam Pattern

There are three stages in this exam. Candidates should clear all the three stages to be qualified to join SEBI. They are

Phase-1 Online Screening Test,
Phase-2 Online Test,
Interview.

SEBI Grade A Phase-1 Online Test

An online screening examination consisting of two papers. There are 100 multiple choice questions for each paper. The exam pattern is:-

Paper	Streams/Subjects	Maximum Marks	Duration	Cut off
Paper 1	All Streams:-Multiple choice questions on the subjects viz. General Awareness (including questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Test of Reasoning.	100	60 minutes	30%
Paper 2	General Stream:-Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, and Economics.	100	40 minutes	40%
	Legal, Information Technology, Engineering Stream (Civil & Electrical), Official Language stream: Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ-s) on Specialized subject-related to stream	100	40 minutes	40%
	Research Stream:-Multiple choice Questions(MCQ-s) on subjects Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance, and Commerce	100	40 minutes	40%
Aggregate Cut-off				40%

SEBI Grade A Phase-2 On-Line Test

An online examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each. See the table:

Paper	Streams/Subjects	Maximum Marks	Duration	Cut off	Weightage
Paper 1	All streams:-English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills	100	60 minutes	30%	1/3rd
Paper 2	General Stream:-Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, and Economics.	100	40 minutes	40%	2/3rd
	Legal, Engineering Stream (Civil & Electrical) and Official Language stream: Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ-s) on Specialized subject-related to stream	100	40 minutes	40%	2/3rd
	Research Stream:-Multiple choice questions on subjects Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance, and Commerce	100	40 minutes	40%	2/3rd
Aggregate Cut off				40%

SEBI Exam Syllabus

The syllabus is very much important for the preparation process of any examination. One prepares as per the syllabus is one step towards success.

Here is the SEBI Grade A syllabus for Paper 2 of Phase I & Phase II in General Stream:

Sections	Topics
Commerce & Accountancy	Accounting as a financial information system Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments. Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares. Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities. Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
Management	Management:-its nature and scope; The Management Processes. Planning, Organization, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling. The Role of a Manager in an Organization. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader. Leadership Styles;-Leadership Theories;A successful Leader versus an effective Leader. Human Resource Development:-Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD Motivation, Morale, and Incentives:-Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology.
Finance	Financial System:- Role and Functions of Regulatory bodies in the Financial Sector. Financial Markets:- Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments. General topics:- Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swap Recent Developments in the Financial Sector Financial Inclusion- use of technology Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership Direct and Indirect taxes;-Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act(FRBM), Inflation:-Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI-components, and trends
Costing	Overview of Cost and Management Accounting- Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting. Methods of Costing- Single Output/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing, Process/ Operation Costing, Costing of Service Sectors. Basics of Cost Control and Analysis- (a) Standard Costing, (b) Marginal Costing, (c) Budget, and Budgetary Control. Lean System and Innovation - Introduction to Lean System Just-in-Time (JIT) Kaizen Costing 5 Ss Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems Six Sigma (SS) Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering(BPR)
Companies Act	The Companies Act, 2013- Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, and Chapter XXVII.
Economics	Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income:-Concepts and Measurement, Classical Vs Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment, Consumption Function, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions.

SEBI Exam Result

SEBI Exam FAQ

Q.1 Is SEBI and RBI syllabus the same?

ANS: 50% of SEBI syllabus has overlap with RBI syllabus. So, if you are preparing for SEBI Grade A, some topics of the RBI Grade B are also covered easily.

Q.2 What is the expected cut-off of SEBI Grade A?

ANS: The expected cut-off will be announced once the exam is conducted. Check the website regularly for updates.

Q.3 How can I check the SEBI Grade A Result or the merit list?

ANS: The Result link will be published on the official website of SEBI. Candidates may follow these steps:

Got to the official website of SEBI.
Click on the result link, then the ‘career’ tab to choose your respective stream.
The list of shortlisted candidates will be available.

Q.4 How to prepare for SEBI Grade A?

ANS: Syllabus, Previous Year Questions, and Basic Book Resource are the prerequisites the candidate should have before starting SEBI Grade A preparation. Understand the syllabus and how they are asked in the Question Paper. Prepare and stick with your strategy.